The Bible says, “ Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 The Bible says, “ I am the way, the truth, and the life. Salvation is through Messiah alone, not through Mary! Pope Benedict XVI is kneeling before and praying to the black Madonna. Pope Benedict XVI is kneeling before and praying to an idol of Mary.Ĭatholics kneeling before and praying to a Mary statue at Saint James Church in Medjugorje Pilgrims visiting Virgin Mary statue at Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina, are clearly kneeling before this idol and praying to her.Ĭatholic faithful pray at a statue of the Virgin Mary after a morning mass, at the Church of the Assumption in Lagos, Nigeria.Ĭatholics pray at the site where the Virgin Mary reportedly appeared as an apparition in Medjugorje.
Pope Francis swings incense before an idol of the Blessed Virgin Mary.Ĭatholics kneel before and pray to an idol of the Blessed Virgin Mary This Catholic is clearly kneeling before an idol of the Mary and praying to her, at this candlelit shrine. Pope Francis is being reverent in front of Mary, the Queen of Heaven, not Messiah. Here Pope Francis is bowing to and praying to an idol of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Here Pope Francis is kissing the feet of an idol of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Thousands of Catholics holding a vigil to revere a statue of Mary. These Catholics are clearly kneeling and praying before a statue of Mary.Ī Catholic family praying to a statue of Mary. You might not do that, but your Pope and other Catholics most certainly do. Thousands of Catholics are clearly seen venerating this idol of Mary.Ī shrine is a holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon or similar figure of awe and respect, at which they are venerated or worshiped. The Catholic Church has many graven images, idols of baby Jesus, of Jesus on the cross, Mary, Peter, etc.Īnd the Pope and Catholics bow to the statues and pray to them.Ī statue of the Holy Virgin Mary of Fatima is carried during a candlelight vigil at the holy shrine. You shall not bow down to them or worship them for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God.” Exodus 20:4,5 “ You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. “ You shall not make idols for yourselves neither a carved image nor a sacred pillar shall you rear up for yourselves nor shall you set up an engraved stone in your land, to bow down to it for I am the LORD your God.” Leviticus 26:1 The Roman Catholic Church Catechism removed God’s second commandment which forbids idol worship, and split the tenth commandment in two, to fill the gap. I have people proclaim that Catholics don’t worship Mary, so this page will prove that is false. This Roman Catholic Beliefs study features images that show how Popes, priests and Catholics, revere and pray to Mary.
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